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The Encyclopedia Of Demons And Demonology

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Yacatecutli See TZITZIMIME.<br />

yawning In folklore, a means by which DEMONs can<br />

enter the body, and the soul can escape. <strong>The</strong> custom of<br />

covering the mouth while yawning has nothing to do<br />

with politeness, but with preventing demonic entry and<br />

soul loss. In colonial America, it was customary to snap<br />

the fingers when yawning in order to scare away demons.<br />

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